Löt

Old Norse Dictionary - löt

Meaning of Old Norse word "löt" (or lǫt)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

löt (lǫt)
f., pl. latar, [latr], dissuasion; telja latar á e-u, to tell the drawbacks, dissuade, Sturl. ii. 55; konungr fór mjök undan ok taldi allar latar á um ferð þessa, Fas. iii. 143.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, löt may be more accurately written as lǫt.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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